Politifact.com: Statements from Steve McQueenhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/steve-mcqueen/Statements from Steve McQueen reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 03 Mar 2014 18:30:01 -0500Steve McQueen: Says 21 million people &quot;still suffer slavery today.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/mar/03/steve-mcqueen/director-steve-mcqueen-dedicated-his-oscar-21-mill/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Director Steve McQueen dedicated his Oscar to the 21 million people still in slavery
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<p>The 86th Academy Awards featured the expected red-carpet pageantry, a few surprise winners, a &quot;selfie&quot; that went viral and a mid-show pizza party, courtesy of host Ellen Degeneres. But it wasn&rsquo;t until the end of the three-and-a-half hour affair that viewers finally learned this year&rsquo;s pick for best picture. The award went to 12 Years a Slave, the powerful true story of a black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South during the mid-1800s. In accepting the award, director Steve McQueen delivered an emotional tribute. &quot;Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live. This is ...</p> <a href="/punditfact/statements/2014/mar/03/steve-mcqueen/director-steve-mcqueen-dedicated-his-oscar-21-mill/">>> More</a>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:30:01 -0500http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/mar/03/steve-mcqueen/director-steve-mcqueen-dedicated-his-oscar-21-mill/